<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9543"><span>John/Kevin,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9654"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9655"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9656">Could any of you respond to Shawn? Thank you.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9545"> </div>Theo<br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9592" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9591"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9590"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9589"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9593" size="2" face="Arial"> <br>----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Shawn Nielsen <shawn.nielsen@teksavvy.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> info@gren.ca <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:04 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Kitchener UDM updates<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9657"><br><div dir="ltr">Hello - I had read in an internal memo from city of Kitchener, regarding <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9658">a environmental matter and lighting at night, that GREN was providing <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9659">input to the city for the UDM updates being authored. Is this correct <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9674">and can you tell me what areas you are inputting on?<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9675"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9676">I have been for the past 10 years doing advocacy for dark skies and <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9677">reducing light pollution which effects wildlife, insects and plant <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9678">species. I have been for a long time providing input on various matters <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9679">and have done so (and still am) for the UDM updates Kitchener is <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9680">drafting. My area of concern is specifically artificial light at night, <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9681">which crosses paths with naturalists and environmental groups.<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9682"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9683">Would be interesting in any further info you can provide.<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9684"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9685">Thank you<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9686"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9687">Shawn Nielsen<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9688"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9689">Kitchener<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9690"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9691">519-404-3150<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506001186368_9692"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Visibledark.ca<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>